Cash-entry car.



P. M. KLING.

CASH ENTRY GAR.

APPLICATION FILED nmn'z, 1909.

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P. M. KLING. CASH ENTRY OAR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1909.

Patented Sept.21.1909.

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PETER. m. manic, or ElDIZA-BETH, new assess.

CASH-EETRY GAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 190*.

Application filed. June 2, 1969. serial No. 99,736.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Parse M. KLING, a citizen of the United States, anda residentof Elizabeth, county of Union, State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Entry Cars, ofwhich the following is a full and clear specification, illustrated bythe accompanying drawings, the particular novel features of theinvention being more fullypointed out in the annexedclaims.

My invention relates in general to that type of passenger street cars orthe like, in which the passengers pay their fare before they take theirseats, and in which the entering passengers, for this purpose, have topass the conductor at some suitable place.

The particular novel features of mycar reside lnan improved arrangementof the manner in which the passengers enter and leave the car, and forthis purpose I have provided the platform of the car so thatthe faresare collected as the passengers enter the car, or rather before theyenter the inside of the car contrary to the s0-called pay-as-youentercars heretofore used, in which the passengers entcr over the platformand pay their fares to the conductor who is positioned inside the carbody.

The particular advantages of my improved structure are that there ismuch less or practically no waste of room on the car platform and I canreduce the platforms approximately 50". in size over those heretoforeused in a similar type of. cars and still accomplish the same as cars ofplatforms of double the size. The advantages thus obtained are obvious.First, with a shorter plat-form the car body can be builtv lighter, theframing and trussing'of the car. can be lighter and thus the car willcost less to build than the present cars with the long platforms.Moreover, the car according to my improvement, will have a longer lifesince it is under less strain. The car being lighter in weight, also theoperating expenses will be greatly reduced, for obviously. the heavierthe car isfthe more it costs to move it. Still with all the advantagesabove pointed out, I can accommodate the same, if not a larger number ofpassengers with a car body of the same siz'e as used 1n the presentso-called pay-as-you-enter cars. A. further advantage of my structureover the cars of this type heretofore used is that I eliminate some ofthe many doors used heretofore in these cars.

I have accomplished my proposed improvement by practically eliminatingthe platforms as such by providing a comfortable aisle across the end ofthe car instead, through which passengers enter theplatform on one sideof the car and enter into the body from said aisle on the o posite sidethrough an opening formed by t e wall of the vestibule and a partitionbetween the aisle and the car body The conductor takes his'position inthis aisle on the platform at a place which has been marked with a crossin the various modifications shown in the drawings and from this placehe can overlook the entire car. He can see the passengers in the car,watch them getting off, and he can collect the fares as soon as thepassengers have entered the aisle or see that the fares are deposited.By putting the aisle across the car, considerable storage room isprovided which will hold about ten passengers and there will be no delayat stoppih-q'places. The car can proceed as soon as tie passengers areaboard and fares can be collected while the ear is in motion. The floorof the aisle is depressed so as to form one step from the aisle into theinside of the car.

In the, accompanying drawings, I have illustrated how my improvement maybe reduced to practice. H

In these drawings: Figure lis a horizontal section on the line XX inFig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved car showing only thetwo ends. Figs. 3, 4, and 6 are plan views of the sections through myimproved car on the same line as shown in Fig. 2, showing modificationsof the novel features of my invention.

As will be seen from Fig. 1, 1 represents the car body proper whichextends on either end as far as the inner floor 2 extends, on which theseats 8 are disposed. From one side of the car extends a partition 4,which as shown in Fig. 1, runs from the point where indicatedsubstantially slantingly across the aisle platform 5 of the car towardthe corner of the car at the. opposite side,

leaving snth'oient space between itsend and said corner, to allow apassenger to convehiehtly enter through this space. This end 7 of thepartition is also disposed so rela tively to this opposite side of thecar body that it will allow sufficient width for the step 6, which leadsfrom the aisle platform 5 to the car body floor 2. The passengers enterthe aisle platform 5 from the step 8 which forms the first step from theground. This step extends from the corner of the car at the left handend toward the right so that the vertical, short, transverse Wall 9,which forms the left hand end of the car body proper and from which thepartition 4 extends,-is located in the middle of this step 8. Theentrance for the passengers is between this wall 9 and the corner 10 ofthe car, and its door 12, which may be of any suitable construction, maybe opened and closed by the conductor by any of the well knownmechanical devices from the conductors position marked with a cross. Thepassengers then file past the conductor, pay their fares,

and then turn to their right and enter the car body proper by going upthestep 6. The partition 4 need not extend allthe way up to the ceilingof the car but may extend only half way up. This will facilitate thecontrol of the inside of the-car by the conductor without providingwindows in partition 4, as would be the case if it extended up to theceiling. The car as hereinbefore described, is meant to run in thedirection from the left to the right in Fig. 1, so that the illustrationshown in F ig. 1 and as faras described, is meant to represent the rearend of the car. In order to facilitate the leaving of the car, 1 haveprovided a door opening 13 which is located adjacent to wall 9 in theside of the car body which is in fact located at the end of the innercar space as may be seen in Fig. 1. This opening may be closed by meansof any suitable door shown in the several modifications for instance asSllOWIl in Fig. 1 by the double swinging door 14 which may be alsooperated by the conductor from his place, by any of the well knownmechanical means or by out-going passengers only. Between the level ofthe inner car floor 2 and step 8 which extends across this door, isinterposed step 15 which is on the same level with aisle platform 5. Itwill be seen that by this arrangement I obtain considei ible spacewithin the car body proper within seats 3 3 and 3-3 in Fig. I. in whicha great number of passengers can Stand ready to alight withoutinterfering with the passengers entering the car from the opposite sideover stepJS.

Considering the illustration shown in Fig. 1, now as the forward end ofthe car,-a door 16 is provided which may be operated by the inotormanstanding at the controller 17, in any suitable manner. Thisdoor is permanently closed so long as the end of the car' shown in Fig. 1 forms therear end of the car, but. this door may be opened at the stops by themotorman, when the part of the car illustrated forms the forward portion of the car, to allow passengers to alight, so that thus the carwill be emptied at both ends at the sametime and on the same side. Afolding step 18, which may turn down as soon as door 16 is opened, leadsfrom aisle platform 5 to the ground. I have omitted. to show the mannerin which this step may be folded since devices of this kind are wellknown in the art, and since their construction is immaterial in thisparticular instance. Considering the illustration in Fig. l as theforward end of the car, doors 1% and 12 are permanently closed so thatno passengers can enter or leave the car on this side. When door 16 isopened by the motorman, it will be seen that it swings, owing to itsbeing hinged at the end of the car so that it closes the main portion ofaisle 5 in which the'motorman stands off from the passengers and is outof the Way of the passengers, thus forming a clear passageway di-vrectly from the interior of the car to the outside.

I The arrangement just described will be still clearer when consideringFig. 2 which forms a side elevation of the two ends of the car. In thisfigure the car is meant to run in the direction from the left to theright, double door 14 at the rear end is shown closed, and door 16 ofthe front end is shown open and the step (3 leading to the inner carplatform and theseat 3 at the forward partition 4 can be seen throughthis latter door. Through this open door also the door 12 can be seenwhich is permanently closed at this end of the car, and shown open atthe other end. 1

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a n-iodification of the arrangement shownin Fig. 1 so far as the door is concerned, through which the passengersleave the car when the car end shown in this figure forms the rear end.Instead of providinga double swinging door 14 as shown in Fig. 1, Iprovide a sliding door 19 which may be also operated from the conductorsplace marked with a cross, by any suitable mechanical means known in theart. A casing 20 is provided inside'of the. car into which this door mayslide.v Otherwise the arrangement may be the same as shown in Fig. 1. ii

In Fig. 4 I have shown an arrangement which may be used to bestadvantage in socalled single end cars, that to say-in carswhich travelonly in one direction. The end shown in Fig. 4: is meant to representthe rear end of the car. As will be seen from this figure, the step 21.from which the passengers enter the aisle platform 5, is provided on therounded end of the car so that the car body proper extends substantiallyto the point at which the rounding of the car commences.- The partition4 extends in this 'case, at right angles transversely across the res carand is disposed farther toward the end of the car than shown in Figs. 1and 3. In a similar manner as shown in Fig. 1, a double door 14 throughwhich the passengers leave the car over steps 15 and is provided insideof the car body proper.

Fig. 5 shows substantially the same arrangement as shown in Figs. 1 and3 with the exception of the artition. In this particular case. thepartltion 4 is shown curved and the exit door 23 from the rear end ofthe car is shown as a sliding door which slides into the rounded portionof partition 4.

In 'Fig. 6 I have shown a modification which may be used to a particularadvantage in case it is desired to change ordinary old style street carsinto cash entry cars, according to my invention. In this case it isunderstood that the passengers enter at the rear end of the car andleave at the front end only, but on the same side. Considering theillustration in Fig. 6 the car is meant to run in the direction from thebottom to the top of the sheet.- The conductor stands at the placemarked with a cross and the passengers enter aisle 5 over step 24 andthrough door 25. The partition 4 may be slanting in the same manner'asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. After passing the conductor, they enter the carbody proper over step 6. The door 26 at the opposite side of the car isthen permanently closed. The passengers leave the car at the front endonly, stepping downstep 6 onto aisle platform 5 and leavingthrough door26, which can be opened either by the passengers or by the motor man,and which at the front end of the car is located on the sarne side onwhich entrance door 25 at the rear end of the car is located. Door 25 atthe front end of the car is then permanently closed. Thus it will beseen that in case of turning an older car into a cash entry car,according to my invention, it is practically only necessary to providepartition 4 and to inclose the former outer platform of the car. It isof course understood that this construction may be also employed in thenew construction of cars. It is also understood that in case it bedesired. to use the car for a single end car only, that door 25 at thefront end and door 36 at the rear end may be permanentlyclosed or evenomitted.

While I have shown in the drawings the doors and steps and otheraccessories of the car in a rather diagrammatic manner it is understoodthat they may be operated in any suitable manner well known in the art.For instance, all steps may be stationary portable, hinged or protected,all such structures being well known so that-their descrip tion andillustration may be omitted in the present case.

What I claim is 1. In a passenger car, the combination with the bodyportion forming a complete inclosurc, a partition near the end of thecar extending from one side partway across to the other side of thebody,separating an aisle from the main body of the car of suiti- "c'ientwidth to accommodate the conductor and passengers on their way into themain body of the car past the conductor.

2. In a passenger car, the combination with the body portion forming acomplete inclosure, a partition near the end of the car extending at anangle from one side partway across to the other side, separating anaisle from the main body of the car of sufiicient width to accommodatethe conductor and passengers on their way into the main body of the carpast the conductor.

3. In a passenger car, the combination with the body portion forn'iing acomplete inclosure, a partition extending near the end of the car fromone side partway toward the other side, forming an aisle for the passageof the passengers entering the car and adapted to accommodate theconductor, the floor of the car inside of said partition being higherthan the floor of said aisle, an entrance door leading to said aislebetween said partition-and the car end, and an exit door adjacentthereto, forming a direct exit from the. inside of the car.

t. In a passenger car, the combination with the body portion forming acomplete inclosure, a partition near the end of the car ext-ending 'atan angle from one side partway across to the other side forming an aislefor the passage of the passengers entering the car and adapted toaccommodate the conductor, the floor of the car inside of said partitionbeing higher than the floor of said aisle, an entrance door leading'tosaid aisle between said partition and the car end, and an exit dooradjacent thereto, forming a direct exit from the inside of the car} 5.In a passenger car, the combination with the body portion forming acomplete inclosure, a partitionnear the end of the car extending fromone side partway across to the other side of the body, separating anaisle from the main body ofthe car of sufiicient width to accommodatethe conductor and passengers on their way into the main body of the carpast the conductor, an entrance door leading from the outside to saidaisle and a door on the correspondingly opposite side of the body to beclosed when said end of the car forms the rear end and adapted to beopened to form a direct exit for the passengers from the inside whensaid end of the car forms the forward end.

6. In a passenger car, the combination with the bodyportion forming acomplete inclosure, a partition extending near the end of the car fromone side partway toward the other side, forming an aisle for the passageof the passengers entering the car and adapted to accommodate theconductor, the floor of the car inside of said partition being higherthan the floor of said aisle, an entrance door leading to said aislebetween said 5 partition and the car end, and an exit door \Vitnesses:

adjacent thereto, forming a direct rear exit OGTAVIUS KNIGHT, from theinside of the car at the rear end, H. ALFRED JANKE.

and a door at the front end of the car on the same slde, forming adirect front exit for the passengers from the inside.

PETER M. KLING.

